The 43d Meeting of the BSEC-URTA Management Council: Evaluation of the Results, Determining the Challenges

The 43d meeting
of the BSEC-URTA Management Council took place in Tirana International Hotel 12
October 2017 in Tirana, Albania. Under the chairmanship of the BSEC-URTA
President Ms. Asli Gozutok Deputy President Mr. Georgi Petarneychev, Vice President Mr. Ilirjan Mataj, Honorary President Mr. Vladimir
Florea, Member of the Board Ms. Liliana Sarafidis (on behalf of Mr. Radu Dinescu) and
Secretary General Mr. Haydar Ozkan gathered to evaluate the results of work done since the previous
meeting of Management Council and to determine the challenges the BSEC-URTA
will face in the future.

The Management
Council approved the Activity Report on BSEC-URTA Priorities for 2017 and
agreed to submit it to the consideration to the 32nd General Assembly of
BSEC-URTA and decided to identify the short term priorities for 2018 at its
next meeting according to feedback of the Members and Observers. At the same
time the conclusions of the IRU-AsMAP-UA International Road Transport
Conference and the Round Table on IRU-BSEC-URTA-BSEC work priorities under the
Ukrainian Chairmanship of BSEC organized in Odessa on 6-7 September 2017 were
evaluated. The Management Council agreed to submit them to the General Assembly
for consideration and exchange of views for adequate follow up and
implementation.

The
report of the 5th Meeting of the ad hoc Working Party on Insurance held in
Istanbul on 28 August 2017 was considered and the agreement to invite the
General Assembly to undertake comprehensive deliberations in order to support the
Ad Hoc Working Party with specific decisions and instructions as it required
was achieved. The review and endorsement of the draft Memorandum of
Understanding between ISTAC and BSEC-URTA was done and recommendations of its
approval by the General Assembly were elaborated. The draft BSEC-URTA Working
Programme for 2018 was also considered.

6-7 March 2018 IRU Delegation composed by Secretary General Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Manager TIR Digitalization Mr. Raphael Hirt, Head of TIR Department of TOBB and President of BSEC-URTA Ms. Aslı Gözütok, General Delegate and Secretary General of BSEC-URTA Mr. Adrian Albu held meetings in Ankara with His Excellency Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of Republic of Turkey Ahmet Arslan and His Excellency Minister of Customs and Trade of Republic of Turkey Bülent Tüfenkçi.

Coordination Meeting between Institutions Represented in Specialized Groups in 2018 Black Sea Economic Cooperation Calendar was held on 22 February 2018 in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, Turkey.